The Design of an Integrated Aircraft Instrumentation Display System Utilizing a Plasma Display/Memory Unit,

Abstract

Background information that was used as the basis for the design specification of a generalized display processor is presented. Included are a review of state of the art airborne computer systems, a study of modern aircraft information display philosophy, and finally the development of a generalized instrumentation system architecture. A digital systems model for flat-panel matrix displays with inherent memory is introduced and one such display technology, the plasma display/memory panel is described. The design of a generalized display processor which will interface with the airborne CPU and a semi-parallel plasma panel configuration is also described.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0763599

Entities

People

  • Michael Lewis Mcmahan

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Computers
  • Data Displays
  • Display Systems
  • Instrumentation
  • Matrix Displays
  • Philosophy

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics